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I just started to play Magic Online about a month ago. I wanted to have fun playing casually and also winning a few games without spending too much money. I made a couple of decks and Ponza is one of the least expensive one to make.

Ponza is all about controlling the board, mostly through land destruction and burn. Keep the opponent from casting anything substantial by destroying land. Burn any creatures which made it through. I made my version a bit faster, with many one-drops, some two-drops, and some more three-drops. The mana curve is beautiful for attacking early and disrupting early, but I also used less land destruction (only 5 or 6 in the deck) because it is a dead draw later in the game.

: It is good for destroying land or destroying artifacts. Extra choices are good. It is an old uncommon and therefore harder to get. It should cost about 0.75 ticket each. Feel free to use more Pillage

: It is a creature that must be quickly dealt with or it will become unstoppable. With all the burn to clear its path, it can grow to a 4/4 or bigger without many problems. It is an uncommon and used quite frequently, so it is a bit tougher to get. With a bit of looking around, you can get some cheaply.

: A 2/1 for two mana without any drawback is not too bad, especially for red. Give it artifact destroying abilities and it is actually quite good. It can potentially be a source of card advantage if your opponent uses artifacts.

From the games I have played, the deck is good against slow decks and multi-color decks. Destroy lands and attack quickly. It is also good against tribal and weenie decks. Just make sure your opponent does not get too many creatures out at the same time and everything will be small enough for your Spikeshot Goblin

and Honden to take out. Overall, Ponza is quite strong against most decks.

It does have its weaknesses, namely creatures with fat butts which are out of the burn range. In addition, Protection from Red is also quite brutal. Anyhow, it is a fun deck to play. Your opponent might get a bit annoyed by having all his or her creatures burned away.